Category Archives: books
My Books Due Spring 2011!
My first book, From Headlines to Heartlines, contains a series of reflections on current events, from a Unitarian Universalist perspective – everything from clergy sexual abuse to immigration reform, the presidential inauguration to “don’t ask don’t tell”… The intent is … Continue reading
LOCAL PRESS: Bribing Children with Money
The following was submitted in response to a question posted by the In Theory section of the La Cañada Valley Sun, Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader, respectively: Should kids be bribed with money in order to perform well? What, in … Continue reading
LOCAL PRESS: The Temptation of Technology
The following was submitted to La Cañada Valley Sun, Glendale News-Press and the Burbank Leader in response to the questions: How important do you believe it is for people to unplug from technology from time to time? How do you teach, in … Continue reading
LOCAL PRESS: Clergy Abuse
The following was submitted to local press in response to the allegations by the Vatican that reports of clergy abuse are part of a smear campaign. Is it time for the pope himself to explain his own actions, in the … Continue reading
LOCAL PRESS: Healthcare Bill
The Following article was submitted for inclusion in the In Theory section of the La Cañada Valley Sun, Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader the week of March 22nd, in response to a question about two lawsuits initiated in response to this … Continue reading
LOCAL PRESS: HIV/AIDS
The following response was submitted to and printed in the La Canada Sun, The Glendale Press and the Burbank Leader the week of March 22nd, in response to the question: If you had a chance to attend a summit on HIV/AIDS, … Continue reading
LOCAL PRESS: On Miracles…
Below is my response, printed this week in the Glendale Sun, La Canada Valley News Press and Burbank Leader, to the question: What is, in your opinion, the definition of a miracle? What does your religion teach about miracles? And … Continue reading
LOCAL PRESS: Interfaith Dialogue
The following response was submitted to and printed in the La Canada Sun, The Glendale Press and the Burbank Leader the week of March 8th, in response to the question: how important do you believe it is for brothers and … Continue reading
LOCAL PRESS: Interfaith Parenting
The following was submitted for publication in the “In Theory” section of the Burbank Leader, La Canada Valley Press and Glendale NewsPress, the week of March 1, 2010, in response to a situation in which a court determined that a … Continue reading
Local Press: On the Dalai Lama & Sheryl Crow
The following response was submitted to the La Cañada Valley Sun, Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader for publication during the week of February 22nd. The question was: Do you think there is any danger in the Dali Lama appearing with … Continue reading